Main Title |
Use of Short-Term Bioassays in Estimating Human Health Hazards of Wastewater Effluents. |
Author |
Condie, L. W. ;
Easterly, C. E. ;
Glass, L. R. ;
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CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH. Toxicology and Microbiology Div. ;Oak Ridge National Lab., TN. Health and Safety Research Div. |
Year Published |
1988 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/D-88/132; |
Stock Number |
PB88-220686 |
Additional Subjects |
Bioassay ;
Wastewater ;
Hazardous materials ;
Regulations ;
Mixtures ;
Mutagens ;
Effluents ;
Chemical effluents ;
Water pollution detection ;
Toxic substances ;
Risk assessment ;
Health effects ;
Health hazards ;
Cytotoxins ;
Carcinogens ;
Wastewater treatment facilities
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB88-220686 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
17p |
Abstract |
Effluents from wastewater treatment facilities are discharged as a complex mixture of numerous chemical substances, which may include cytotoxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently established a research program to determine if a bioassay approach for evaluating the potential adverse human health effects from exposure to complex mixtures might supplement conventional chemical analysis for setting regulatory limits for wastewaters. The paper summarizes a bioassay testing strategy for characterizing cytotoxic and mutagenic activity of various wastewater effluents. The use of a relative potency framework for assessing complex mixtures for potential health hazards is addressed. |